Jacksonville's Animal Care and Protective Services reported a 92% save rate for the month of November 2012.  (Thank you Samantha for the link.) *** The Memphis pound will once again host a pet killing class in January. *** A teen boy in Southhaven, MS is depicted in a photo dragging a bloody, dead dog by … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

U.S. The executive director of Spay Neuter Charlotte has a letter in the Charlotte Observer today advocating for a no kill community.  (Thank you Lisa for the link.) On Thanksgiving night, firefighters were called to the scene of a brush fire in Cheatham Co, TN where they found 65 chained dogs without food or water … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

A column in the L.A. Times pulls no punches in discussing the plight of local shelter pets and the delayed opening of a new facility.  (Thank you Marge for the link.) Puppy saved from York Co pet killing facility in SC saves owners from house fire. The owners of Rosie the Newfoundland, a dog who … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

A Good Sam photographed a litter of emaciated puppies on a road in NC then sent the photos and address to Granville Co AC.  The director left him a voicemail in response in which she said, "They appear to be on the thin side but nothing as far as totally emaciated or anything like that." … Continue reading Treats on the Internets – Photo Edition

Buffalo Humane in NY is running an adoption promotion for black cats this Halloween and explains why in a blog post. (Thanks Clara for the link.) Longtime readers might recall pet advocate Barbara Koblinksy's efforts to save pets from a cruel rabies policy in Putnam Co, WV.  The fight cost Ms. Koblinsky her county job, … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Hernando Co, FL has proposed an AC ordinance that criminalizes feeding stray animals, designates pet owners as "kennels" based upon number of dogs relative to acres of property, thereby subjecting them to at-will inspections, and prioritizes cat killing at the pound for "overcrowding": (1) Sick, diseased, or injured; (2) Feral; (3) Unadoptable. I could find … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

A pair of ACOs in Sullivan Co, TN were charged with animal cruelty for holding a cat with pelvic and tail fractures in a cage for 6 days without treatment before killing him.  Their attorney argued that the cat was not suffering because he did not bite the ACOs.  A jury found both ACOs not … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Surry Co pound in NC bans volunteer for sharing photos she took of pets deemed "unadoptable" by the pound. A pair of ACOs in Blountville, TN were charged with animal abuse this spring and the pound has made changes, including privatization, in order to win back the public's trust.  Here's the money quote: Marcia Horne … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

The Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge, LA recently banned volunteers and pulled their FB page for the animals.  CAA continues to kill pets at the shelter. A metro Atlanta no kill shelter had asked the Atlanta Humane Society, which imports animals, about a partnership to help get more local animals adopted.  AHS declined.  (Thank … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Calling all cars!  Dog running around, behaving typically! Matthew Pepper, infamous for his you-are-not-seeing-what-you-are-seeing explanations for images of abuse on MAS webcams, tells New Mexico TV news:  "You cannot be oblivious to the suffering of an animal around you."  (Thank you Clarice.) A Harris Co ACO found a disabled TX woman lacked proper paperwork on … Continue reading Treats on the Internets